A further photo from Claire Murray showing the Jerusalem Homes, this time a little more towards Main Street and Douglas Street. Taken in 1972, they clearly show the original flat roofs. I loved playing in this estate when I was a child! The wide open spaces, great paths, lanes and parks for bikes, plenty of […]
Nicknamed the Jerusalem Houses, it’s easy to see why the flat roofs provided that term to local people. These were brand new family homes and flats, expanding Blantyre significantly building upon former agricultural fields, hedgerows, railway sidings and tracks used previously by miners. Shared here by Claire Murray, this photo shows nearly the whole estate […]
These two photos are of course the Jerusalem Houses in High Blantyre. Taken in 1975 or so by Drew Semple, the pictures show the houses well before the pitched roofs were added. The flat roofs lending a nickname of ‘Jerusalem’. These are popular and prominent houses in Blantyre. In the photo which shows the houses […]
How about this cracking aerial shot of High Blantyre? It’s 1978 in this photo and the flat roofs of the ‘Jerusalem Houses’ are apparent. So white and new looking, despite being nearly 7 years old. The brand new EK Expressway runs alongside on a newly created embankment which also saw Hillhouse Road being realigned. There’s […]
With thanks to Brian Weaver for sharing this photo. Pictured in Summer 1967 or so is the bottom of Sydes Brae. The former Dixon’s bings are beginning to be removed. Its clear how rural everything still is and there are no Jerusalem houses built yet. You’ll see that Mr Dale, the Old Parish Minister has […]
We turn now to 1971. Photographed from above is the commencement of the new housing estate at Jerusalem, High Blantyre. Of course this is the affectionately nicknamed housing estate which has white homes and initially had flat roofs. It did once look very middle Eastern. In this photo, the East Kilbride Expressway had not yet […]